Our 20/21 Homeschool Year

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Between the pandemic, a difficult pregnancy, and a brand new baby, this homeschool year looked much different for us! Following a year in a rigid homeschool co-op that was not a great fit for our neurodiverse family, we enjoyed a long breather, and found a lot of value in the natural learning and exploring that happened in our day-to-day life.


We played countless games, baked a lot of goodies, spent hours outside on frequent walks and park days, and discovered new places out in nature. We visited a local farm and met some new baby piglets, planted our own vegetable garden for the first time (and are currently awed by its growth despite our mistakes and inexperience), and did a few nature studies of local plant life and birds. The conversations have been priceless, the inquiries into life, inspired.

Despite our expectations not having been met in the way I expected, I look back and see a rich, enjoyable time of learning spent as a family, and know that the way the Canales kids "did" school this year was invaluable. 




Below are River and Austen's standardized test results.




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